Asbestos Surveys Wellington - Asbestos Testing and Hazard Registers


	Asbestos Surveys The Health & Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 (Click to View) bring a duty for people in control of a place of work to; identify asbestos in the workplace, and prepare an asbestos management plan that manages the risks from asbestos with an adequate documented management plan, and to regularly review the management plan. The person with management or control of a workplace will need to provide this information to those who occupy the premises (including worker representatives) or those who may carry out work that may disturb the asbestos. The regulations also state a duty for asbestos in the home if carrying out refurbishment or demolition (read more). WorkSafe New Zealand recommends that people in control of a place of work prepare an asbestos register by arranging for an asbestos survey of their workplace by a competent person. The asbestos register will assist those in control of a place of work and provide information for contractors undertaking minor maintenance of locations where ACMs are present. CES no longer provides field consulting services including surveys, we are an accredited asbestos testing laboratory and can analyse survey samples. Feel free to contact us if you have any queries about sample analysis.

What is a Competent Asbestos Surveyor?

The person carrying out surveys and taking the samples must be competent including competent to work in the asbestos-hazard conditions without risk to their own or other’s health and safety. They must have appropriate protective equipment (PPE) and a sampling kit.

Surveys should be carried out by an independent and competent third party. Engaging a professional surveyor with a well documented quality management system and / or an ISO/IEC17020 or ISO/IEC17025 accreditation is recommended. Professional surveyors should have appropriate industry specific knowledge, training and experience.

Asbestos surveyors also need to have a good understanding of where and how asbestos and ACM’s were used in different building types, and how to correctly (and safely) take samples and undertake risk management such as BOHS P402 and IP402 trained and qualified surveyors.


	What is a Competent Asbestos Surveyor? The person carrying out surveys and taking the samples must be competent including competent to work in the asbestos-hazard conditions without risk to their own or other’s health and safety. They must have appropriate protective equipment (PPE) and a sampling kit. Surveys should be carried out by an independent and competent third party. Engaging a professional surveyor with a well documented quality management system and / or an ISO/IEC17020 or ISO/IEC17025 accreditation is recommended. Professional surveyors should have appropriate industry specific knowledge, training and experience. Asbestos surveyors also need to have a good understanding of where and how asbestos and ACM’s were used in different building types, and how to correctly (and safely) take samples and undertake risk management such as BOHS P402 and IP402 trained and qualified surveyors.